Leafcutter and Mason Bees of the Genus Megachile Latreille (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) in Canada and Alaska¹
CJAI 18 November 29, 2011
doi:10.3752/cjai.2011.18

Cory S. Sheffield*², Claudia Ratti*, Laurence Packer*, Terry Griswold**

*Department of Biology, York University 4700 Keele St., Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 coryshefield@yahoo.ca; cratti@yorku.ca; xeromelissa@mail.com. **USDA-ARS Bee Laboratory, Utah State Univ., Natural Resources Biology Bldg. Logan, UT 84322 Terry.Griswold@ars.usda.gov.

¹This paper is contribution #12 from the Canadian Pollination Initiative. ²Corresponding Author.

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